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Mike Huckabee

Mike Huckabee

United States Ambassador to Israel

Appears in 3 stories

Born: 1955 (age 70 years), Hope, AR
Previous offices: Governor of Arkansas (1996–2007) and Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas (1993–1996)
Spouse: Janet Huckabee (m. 1974)
Children: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, David Huckabee, and John Mark Huckabee
Education: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1980), Ouachita Baptist University (1975), and Hope High School (1973)

Notable Quotes

Huckabee said Israel had sent Iron Dome batteries and personnel to defend the UAE, calling the cooperation a sign of how far regional ties have come.

"For the Patriarch to be barred from entry to the Church on Palm Sunday for a private ceremony is difficult to understand or justify." — Statement, March 29, 2026

"We have only one true partner in Israel... the latest example of U.S.-Israel cooperation on critical issues of our time."

Stories

Israel deploys Iron Dome batteries to UAE amid Iran war

Force in Play

Made the public confirmation at a Tel Aviv conference

Israel and the United Arab Emirates kept any military cooperation hidden for decades. Now Israeli soldiers are operating air-defense radars and missile launchers on Emirati soil.

Updated 2 days ago

Israel blocks worship at Jerusalem's holiest sites amid Iran war

Rule Changes

Publicly criticized the police action as an 'unfortunate overreach'

For roughly 270 years, under Ottoman, British, Jordanian, and Israeli rule, a delicate arrangement called the "status quo" has kept worship running at Jerusalem's holiest sites — even through wars and occupations. On Palm Sunday March 29, 2026, Israeli police broke that streak by physically turning away Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the senior Catholic leader in Jerusalem, from the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Only four church representatives were trying to enter, walking privately without any procession.

Updated Apr 9

Pax Silica: America's new technology bloc

Rule Changes

Witnessed Pax Silica signing in Jerusalem

For the first time since COCOM dissolved in 1994, the United States is assembling a formal technology bloc. Taiwan signed the Pax Silica Declaration on January 27, 2026—making the world's dominant chip manufacturer a formal participant alongside Israel, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Netherlands, UK, Australia, Qatar, and the UAE. The signing occurred during the U.S.-Taiwan Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue, with Under Secretary Jacob Helberg and Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Kung Ming-hsin witnessing AIT and TECRO endorse principles of 'mutual prosperity, technological progress, and supply chain resilience.' Two days later, Helberg confirmed India will join in February 2026, which would bring the world's two largest democracies and 90% of advanced chip production into a single coalition.

Updated Jan 30